Beckfoot Thornton is a secondary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leaventhorpe Lane, Bradford, BD13 3BH
Website: www.beckfootthornton.org
Telephone: 01274881082
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jeremy Richardson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143114

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1580
Number of Pupils: 1402
Number of Boys: 754
Number of Girls: 648

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.15
Of the 250 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 243 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:40%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.45
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW 		4out of 4 2,671 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Academy At St. James
Chelwood Drive , Allerton BD15 7YD 		1out of 4 730 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Clayton St John CofE Primary School
Bradford Road , Clayton BD14 6DD 		1out of 4 967 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Saffron Drive , Allerton BD15 7NE 		3out of 4 1,018 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Clayton Village Primary School
John Street , Clayton BD14 6AD 		3out of 4 1,199 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ley Top Primary School
Avenel Road , Allerton BD15 7PQ 		3out of 4 1,214 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane , Thornton BD13 3BH 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dixons Kings Academy
Northside Road , BD7 2AN 		4out of 4 2,388 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH 		3out of 4 1,292 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Squire Lane , BD9 6RB 		1out of 4 2,360 yd Free schools No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE 		4out of 4 1,438 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria
Thornton View Road , Clayton BD14 6JX 		- not rated 1,744 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Prism Independent School
Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES 		- not rated 3,071 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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